I Hear That The Repugs Will Be Responding To The Dems Words....

[global1]

in real time. They have people at the WH listening and will communicate rebuts to the floor as needed.

My question is - will the Dems have a team listening and will they do the same?

We know the Repugs will not be dealing in facts. They will be dealing in conspiracy theories, non-facts and out and out lies.

The Dems need to be fact checking everything said and rebut in real time. If they don't do this - a lot of false info will be passed on to the American People.

An example would be talk by the Repugs of the 'transcript' of the famed telephone call. It's not a transcript. The real transcript is kept away from us.

The Dems need to point this out as the Repugs try and get away with that falsehood.

Everytime the Repugs try tactics like that - the Dems need to set the facts straight. If they don't - this can get away from them in Fox News fashion.

[dchill]

1. How do you shame the shameless?

[blogslut]

2. We don't need to make stuff up like they do.

For every lie they spin we have facts. I know the congress members are discouraged from outright j'accuse on the floor but calling them on their bullshit shouldn't be that hard because it's all bullshit.

[Mike 03]

3. We need a "lie clock" in the lower right hand corner of the screen/computer

that ticks up a digit and dings whenever they tell a lie. That would be fascinating. Or maybe put that on the NYT or WAPO website.

[FBaggins]

4. The answer to your question is "yes and no"

Both sides in the House have people who watch the floor debate and brief the members who will be speaking. That happens in normal debates and almost certainly will be escalated for this one.

What's different is that this is the White House turning members into puppets... not party leadership in the House managing the debate.

[hurple]

5. Good idea in theory...

But, in practice it will look like this...

Most Amerians watch Fox.
The R's get their soundbites
The station doesn't air the rebuttle
So all most people hear are the lies, anyway.

I mean, yes, absolutely, every lie should be called out and corrected. But, the people most needing reached won't be, and won't let themselves be.

[scarytomcat]

6. most of what passes for information from the rethugs is false

the people hear their bullshit every day and some gets believed. People can't lie all the time unless they have an "R" after their name. Then it is their job.